Amusement device



L. EYNON AMUSEMENT DEVICE Jan. 13, 1931.

Filed June 8, 1929 2 .Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 13, 1931. L, EYNoN AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed June 8, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 y #rfa/waa.

Y Patented Jan. 13, 1931 s AMpsnivrENm 4DEVICE i',

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My invention relates t o improvementsin amusement devices, and the object of the invention'is to devise a Anovel form of'rotary carriage which will impart to the occupant i a simultaneous rotary and rocking movement, and it consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter more particularly explained.

ig. 1 is aplanview of mydevice.

Fig, 2Vis a sectional view online 2 2, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is asectional view online 3-3,'Figl l.

F 4 is a'selctioal view on line 4-4, Fig. 8. Fig. 'isan enlargedgdetail view of; a catch device employed`- in my construction. Y In the drawings like characters ofreference indicate corresponding parts in each figure. i u A 1y indicates a 'centre circular platform mounted in a stationary position upon a structure 2. 3 and 4 are outer and 'inner circular tracks concentric with the centre of the platforlnl and upon which iscarried an annular platform by means of radial carriages 6 provided with carrier wheels 7 travelling` on the tracks 3 and 4. One of'the aXels 7X of the carrier wheel 7 is provided with a gear 8 secured thereto. 9 is a. motor secured to the annular platform 5 the shaft 9X of which is provided witha pinionlO meshing with the gear wheel 8 so as to drive the wheels 7 and revolve the platform V5 continuously around the stationary platform 1. l1 is a series of carriers." Each carrier is in the form of a segment of a hollow sphere in which a seat 11x is located.

. V12 is a cross bar forming a foot rest, and 13 is a cross bar hinged at one side of the carrier 11, as indicated at 13X, and detachably fastened at .its opposite end at the other side of the carrier by means of a spring snap 14 of any suitable form. The cro-ss bar lserves as a hand-hold for the occupant of the carrier.

Each carrier is provided with a shaft 15 which is set a't an angle preferably'of about 45 de- 5. an orifice 16 being located beneath each carrier 11 so that the shaft 15 extends through. the centre thereof.

17 is a small gear secured upon the upper end of each shaft 15, and 18 is a roller also grees. 16 are orifices formed in the platform secured tothe shaft 15 beneathV eachoffthe y.

gears 17. 19. is a supportingbracket secured tothe platformj hen'eatheach orifice 16 and between the side portions of which eitendsa cross shaft 20 upon Whichis'mounted a sleeve 21 provided with a s tepbearing 22 in which thelower end of the shaft 15 is journaled. 23

is a quadrant securedtothe shaft 2O and pro,-

vided with a face gear 17. Y

is an arch-shaped bar vsecured to the quadrant 23 and extending yto the opposite side of the shaft 15-so that the roller 18 travels in contact therewith and out .of contact with the opposing face of the quadrant 23. It will thus be seen that swinging the quadrantQfi alternately in opposite directions the shaft'l will be rolled between the faces of,v the'gear 24land-bar 25-to reciprocate sok as to roclrthe carrier 11 alternately' in opposite directions. In order toimpart this movement .to eachof the quadrants -23'simultaneously5 lv provide a pullin'gdevice, which I' will now describe.

26 is a motorprovidedwith av shaft 27'to which is secured.af-bevelled-gea-r 28. V29 is a stud Vshaft carried by the platform 5 upon whichis "mounted" a hevelled` gear 30 meshing gear 24 meshing with Athe vwith the bevelled 'gear 28. 31 isa pincxtcnd- 4pair of carriers 11. Spfis a cordor cable eX- vtending 'around-"th'el pl'atforinv adjacent its lower face and'se'curedf at 1ts= ends to 'the-1 pin 313 such vcorde.atending to theoutsidelof the rollers 32. j f -f y 34 is! a lug extending xY-fr'om each' quadrant 23. 35i`sa lever pivcitally secured at its upper endV tol thedug 34'f andv intermediately'rof its length to? thehraclet'lf) asin/cheated. atB. 37 isa sl'otformedflin:thelower'en-d of. each lever 35, The' cordl or. cabl'ev Apreferably divided at each.v side ofeach lever 855, the

divided portions beingprovidedlwitlr aLslot-a'aI ted connector! 38 vthrough which, thel lower en d of the lever extends,-y thecrossspinSQ; v extend-l ing` transversely of 'the'. connecten sloti, and

35 as cle arly indicated :inflifgz through' tliexl'ongitudinahslot 37k of thezlever Y stationary circular platform,

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40 is a block secured. to the platform 5. A block 40 is locatedat each carrier 11 and provided with an orifice 40X, in which thecarary brackets i3 mountedupon'the block Zl() so that the track il travels therein as the c'ail" riers il are rocked back and forth; i.k Y i:

When the device is operated the customer mounts upon the platform 5 and enter-s the carrier ll and takes his place uponvtlie seat 11X, placing his feet upon the bar 12and gripping the cross bar 13.V The motors 9 and 26 are then actuated by the operator so as to revolve the platform 5 and simultaneouslyrevolve the gear wheel 30 which alternately pulls the cord or cable 33 in opposite direc-y tions so as to simultaneously swing the fpiadrants baci: and forth and revolve the gears 17 and shafts 15 inopposite directions so that each carrier is turned -so tliatf'the occupant thereof assumes a head-down position and is then carried back by the reverse move'- inent of the` carrier to normal position. i

From this description it will be seen that have devised a very simple device which will carry the occupant thereof in a circular path and at the same time impart a rocking movenient so that they alternately assume a headdown or head-up position. 1

X'Vliat I claim as my invention is Y l. An. amusement' device, comprising a `an annular platform mounted to revolve concentrically around the stationary platform, means for revolving the annular platform, a series of hollow segmental sphericalcarriers mounted upon the annular platform each carrier being provided with a seat for the occupant, a shaft cxtendingfrom each carrier in an angular direction to the platform, a gear mounted upon each shaft, Va quadrant pivotally supported from the platform and coacting with each geara motor, a cord extending continuously around the annularA platform, a' connection between the Ycord and i each quadrant, and means operated by the motor for pulling the cord alternately in opposite directions. ,Y u

2. .An amusement device, comprising a centre stationary platform, anv annular plat- .form concentric with the stationary plat,-

means operated by the motor forpulling the Y Y cord alternately in opposite directions.

3. An amusement device, comprising a centrestationary platform, an annular platform concentric withthe stationary platform, means for revolving the annular platform, a series of segmental spherical carriers mounted upony the annular platform, ashaft extending downvvardlyy from each carrier through 4 the platform in an 'angular direction, a g'eai` inountednpon eaclirvshaft, a quadrant pivotally supported upon the platform and meshing with each oft-he aforef-zaid gears, a lever adjacent each qi'iadi'ant, means for pivotally supporting each lever intermediate of its height, a pivotalv connection'between the upper end of the lever and the corresponding quadrant, a motor carried by the annular platform, accord extendingcontin- Y' uously around the platfornnbearing rollersl supporting the cord, a connection between vthe cord and each of the aforesaid levers, a y gear provided with a crank pin to' which the Y cord is connected,-and a driving'connectiou between lthe gear and theaforesaid motor.1

LLEVELLYN EYNON form, means for revolving theannular platfoiin,a series f Vsegmental spherical carriers mounted upon the annular platform, a shaft extending downwardly from each carrier through the platform inan angular dii-ection, a gear mounted uponeachshaft, aquadrant` pivotally supported upon the platform and meshing withl each offthe laforesaid gears, a lever adjacent each quadrant, means for pivotally supporting each lever interme- 

